![]() And then this happens- where we’re standing around a campfire talking to friends, laughing, enjoying a beverage, some of us may be playing a dice game, some of us may be playing beer pong, we’ll all stand around a talk about our day. Then we’ll come back and all tell our war stories to one another about what we accomplished that day and have our supper. We catch fish, we laugh, and sometimes we cry. Then we’ll have breakfast and go down to the dock and meet my clients and I’ll ask them “What do you want to achieve today, what do you want to do?” And they’ll tell me and then I’ll get my gear organized and get ready.ĩ9% of my clients are amazing people- they talk, we talk about life, we talk about family, we talk about everything. And I’m sitting around listening for people to wake up so I can go play with them, drink coffee, talk about our day and what we plan to do. Puffy: A typical day is, well I’m so excited to get my day started that I get up at like 6 o’clock, 20 minutes before my alarm ever goes off. So I lent him my Hyde drift boat and 20 years later he says ‘So you’re retired from UPS” and I said yes and he says ‘You’ve gotta come to Alaska with me and work for me up here!” And I said, “I’m here let’s do it!” Flylords: What does a typical day look like for you? Puffy: Twenty-some years ago a young man named John McClowsky was leaving the fire department for personal reasons and wanted to become a fishing guide. Flylords: How did you end up in King Salmon, Alaska? Her family is absolutely the most important thing in the world to her and she has been an amazing partner in my life. She tolerates my fishing, my hunting, my nonsense, she loves me for who I am and works hard for her family. Puffy: Puffy is an Ohio boy that grew up on the farm, left the farm, moved to New York and got a job in IT, met the woman of my dreams, and raised a family. Get to know a little more about the guides that really make Alaska tick. After spending last summer with this crew we couldn’t help but be impressed by their passion and dedication for what they do… and the sheer insanity.
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